Carey Pickard has served the nonprofit community for more than 30 years, working with a wide range of organizations across the sectors of conservation and environment, history and culture, visual and performing arts, education, human services, and neighborhood revitalization.

Carey served as director of the Tubman Museum in Macon, Georgia for more than 12 years. Under his leadership, the Museum grew exponentially. Carey then joined the Compass Group, a national fundraising consulting firm, where he served as a Vice President for over 19 years.

In addition to his senior staff positions, Carey’s volunteer and trustee roles underscore his nonprofit leadership. He is a board member of the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative, and serves on the board of advisors for the McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University, and for the Green Center at the Georgia Museum of Art.

He has previously served as a panelist for the Georgia Council for the Arts and past chair of the Arts Roundtable of Macon. He completed board tenures for the Booker T. Washington Center, Cannonball House and Museum, Cherry Blossom Festival, Center for Racial Understanding, Douglass Theatre, Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries, Georgia Equality, Historic Macon Foundation, Macon Arts Alliance, Macon-Bibb County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority, Macon Council on World Affairs, Macon Symphony Orchestra, Museum of Arts and Sciences (board chair), NewTown Macon, and the Rotary Club of Macon.

Carey has held advisory board positions for the American Federation for the Arts Directors Forum and served as a delegate to the White House Conference on Travel and Tourism. Carey earned a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College and graduated from the Getty Museum Management Institute at Berkeley. In 2024, he received The Visionary Award from the James Wimberly Institute. Carey recently served as campaign consultant for the Otis Redding Foundation’s successful campaign for ORCA. During this effort, he identified and qualified prospects, provided solicitation and stewardship strategies and was a behind the scenes coach for staff and volunteers.